Engine fire on Chicago-NYC Amtrak train

December 15, 2010

ELYRIA, Ohio -- Amtrak says the lead engine caught fire on a Chicago-to-New York passenger train as it was approaching a station in northern Ohio.

The three engineers on board the locomotive got out safely after the fire broke out just before 6 a.m. today, according to Amtrak spokeswoman Vernae Graham. She says the 128 passengers traveling on the Lake Shore Limited train were never in any danger.Firefighters responded to the Elyria station and the fire was put out. Graham says it's not know what caused it.

To continue on its way to New York, the train will have to wait for the arrival of a replacement locomotive. Graham couldn't say how long passengers would be delayed.